Holder for tube dispensers having automatically operable closures



Nov. 10, 1953 H. A. HINRICHS 2,658,646

HOLDER FOR TUBE DISPENSERS HAVING AUTOMATICALLY OPERABLE CLOSURES Filed June 18, 1949 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR.

Nov. 10, 1953 H. A. HINRICHS HOLDER FOR TUBE DISPENSERS HAVING AUTOMATICALLY {OPERABLE CLOSURES 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed June 18, 1949 {NI/EDITOR. Herman l A40 xc'fis Patented Nov. 10, 1953 .HOLDER FOR TUBE msjrnig'sgits navme AUTOMATICALLY oPE an onosu ns I A. Hinrichs, Tacoma, Wash. Application Junel fi, 1949, Serial No. 9 9,35l

This invention relates to devices adapted to The objects of this invention are to provide a,

holder adapted to be fastened to or hung on a wall; which will hold the tube firmly therein; which will permit the tube to be manually manipulated to evacuate the substance therein as needed; which will automatically remove the cap to said tube when it is brought into operative position; which is sanitary, and which is simple in construction and easy to operate.

I attain these and other objects as will be readily perceived by those familiar with the art, by the devices, mechanisms, and arrangements illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Fig. 1 is a front elevation of my device when in its inactive or closed position; and Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof showing, in broken lines, the holder being moved from its stowed to its active position. Both the above views being partially broken away to reveal the construction.

Identical numerals of reference refer to the same parts throughout the several views.

My improved holder may be constructed of any suitable material, but is preferably made of a transparent plastic material, of sufficient thickness to form a substantial body.

The back or base of the holder comprises a flat plate adapted to be fastened to the wall or other vertical body by means of the screws 6, or otherwise. A pair of bracket flanges I extend out from the lower end of the plate 5, said flanges being connected together by a shelf 8.

The holder 9 comprises a three-sided body, having its rear side entirely open, and provided with a top end plate Ill and a bottom end plate H joining the sides thereof. The two opposite sides [2 of this holder are each provided with a longitudinal slot I3 extending substantially from end to end thereof.

The collapsible tube I4, which is normally provided with a screw-threaded end l5 on which a threaded cap is secured, contains the substance to be dispensed. When installing a new tube M in this device, the said cap is removed and the threaded end l5 of the tube is screwed into a hole in the top member ID of the holder, or into a nut 16 above the end plate Ill, thus firmly securing the tube between the sides [2 of the container. The lower end I! of the tube I4 is passed through a slot in the tube winder, which extends across the interior of the holder 9 and passes through the slots I 3 in the sides I2, and has seps s remiss on its ends, by which'the tube bewo'undup on the'winder to expel its contents to thde'sired amount;

The upper end of the holder 9 is provided with two ears [9 extending rearwardly therefrom. A cap 20, which comprises a fiat plate adapted to lie flat on the member I 0, and which has an upward extending dome 2! adapted to completely cover the end I5 of the tube and the nut Hi thereof, is pivoted along its rear edge between the ears I 9 and is provided with two rearward and upward extending arms 22 rigidly secured to the cap or integral therewith.

The lower end of the holder 9 is pivoted at 23 between the brackets l and is adapted to be tipped forward thereon until its bottom member I l engages the front edge of the shelf 8, at which time the holder 9 extends substantially horizontally outward and is supported in this position by the pivot 23 and the shelf 8. The above mentioned pivot 23 is positioned in such manner that when the holder 9 is in its stowed position, the weight of the tube [4 will hold it in such vertical position.

A pair of links 24 are pivotally secured at 25 to the rear portion of the brackets l at their lower ends and to the ends of the above described arms 22 of the cap. These links 24 therefore control the position of the cap in relation to the top member ID of the holder in accordance with the position of the holder in relation to the base plate 5, so that as the holder is swung down into horizontal position the said cap is swung relatively away from the end of the tube I4, thus permitting the contents of the tube to be evacuated by turning the knobs l8 and winding the tube on the winder.

Thus it will be seen that I have invented an improved holder which is adapted to contain a collapsible tube and which will protect it from contamination by means of a suitable cap which, however, is automatically removed as the holder is swung down into operative position.

It is, of course, to be understood that many changes in the details of construction of my improved tube holder may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention, as outlined in the appended claims.

Having, therefore, described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A holder for collapsible tube dispensers of the class provided with threaded necks, comprising a wall plate, brackets extending outwardly therefrom, a container for a dispenser, said container comprising a pair of side pieces and a top piece having therein a threaded opening adapted to engage the threaded neck of the dispenser, means for pivoting the side pieces at their lower ends to the brackets, a cap pivotally mounted on the container and normally covering the end of the dispenser, arms extending outwardly from the cap, connecting means connected to the brackets and to the arms of the cap, whereby the cap is removed from covering the end of the tube when the container is swung on its pivot and a shelf mounted on the wall plate and adapted to engage and hold the container when it is pivoted, thereby supporting the container in a substantially horizontal position.

2. A holder for tube dispensers as set forth in claim 1 wherein the connecting means comprises links pivotally connected to the brackets and to the arms.

3. A holder for tube dispensers comprising a wall plate, brackets extending outwardly therefrom, a container pivoted at its lower end to the brackets and adapted to secure a tube dispenser by its open end, a cap pivotally mounted on the container and normally covering the end of the tube dispenser, arms extending outwardly from the cap, means connected to the brackets and to the arms whereby the cap is removed from covering the end of the tube dispenser when the container is swung upon its pivot and a shelf mounted on the wall plate and adapted to engage and hold the container when it is pivoted, thereby supporting the container in a substantially horizontal position.

HERMAN A. HINRICHS.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 802,656 Peacock Oct. 24, 1905 1,594,535 Lindbeck Aug. 3, 1926 1,626,771 Wolf May 3, 1927 1,845,598 Harris Feb. 16, 1932 

